Comparative study of two natural antioxidants, curcumin and Curcuma longa extract

Journal of Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 148-152

  Račková, Lucia ^a   Košťǎlová, Daniela ^b   Bezáková, Lýdia ^b   Fialová, Silvia ^b   Bauerová, Katarina ^a   Tóth, Jaroslav ^b   Štefek, Milan ^a   Vanko, Mariǎn ^b   Holkovǎ, Ivana ^b   Obložnský, Marek ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory agents; Antioxidant agents; Curcuma longa L.; Curcumin; Lipoxygenase

Indexed keywords

CURCUMA LONGA;

EID: 70350144414     PISSN: 13368672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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